In Thier Own Words: Untold Stories from the First World War
Richards, Reader in Terrorism Studies Anthony
ISBN 10: 1904897533 ISBN 13: 9781904897538
Editore: Imperial War Museum, 2016
Usato
Brossura
Da
WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Regno Unito
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Venditore AbeBooks dal 14 novembre 2005
Questo articolo specifico non è più disponibile.
Riguardo questo articolo
Descrizione:
Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Codice articolo rev4166828309
Riassunto:
“The war had begun and my heart beat then as it had neverbeaten before.”—Rosie Neal on the outbreak of war, 1914
“Soon the wounded began to arrive: some walking, some carried, some just helped along; the usual bloody, patient, battered crowd.”—Lawrence Gameson at the Battle of the Somme 1916
“There was a huge sheet of flame, and then the awful pall of yellow smoke, and the ship was gone. There were no survivors.”—Kit Caslon, the Battle of Jutland, 1916
World War I was arguably the defining event of the twentieth century. Claiming the lives of over sixteen million people across the globe, it had an enormous impact on every country, city, and person who experienced it. No nation in Europe was left untouched—even neutral states felt its devastating impact.
Yet as In Their Own Words reveals, it was truly the ordinary people who were most affected by the war, such as citizens like Flora Sandes, the only British woman to serve in the military; Captain V.D. Siddons, who served with the RFC in Arabia supporting T.E. Lawrence; and Sidney Lewis, who, at twelve, was the youngest boy soldier in the army. In Their Own Words offers a gripping, poignant collection of memories that tell the story of World War I from the perspective of those who were there, using letters, diaries, and memoirs from the Imperial War Museum’s unparalleled archives.
“Soon the wounded began to arrive: some walking, some carried, some just helped along; the usual bloody, patient, battered crowd.”—Lawrence Gameson at the Battle of the Somme 1916
“There was a huge sheet of flame, and then the awful pall of yellow smoke, and the ship was gone. There were no survivors.”—Kit Caslon, the Battle of Jutland, 1916
World War I was arguably the defining event of the twentieth century. Claiming the lives of over sixteen million people across the globe, it had an enormous impact on every country, city, and person who experienced it. No nation in Europe was left untouched—even neutral states felt its devastating impact.
Yet as In Their Own Words reveals, it was truly the ordinary people who were most affected by the war, such as citizens like Flora Sandes, the only British woman to serve in the military; Captain V.D. Siddons, who served with the RFC in Arabia supporting T.E. Lawrence; and Sidney Lewis, who, at twelve, was the youngest boy soldier in the army. In Their Own Words offers a gripping, poignant collection of memories that tell the story of World War I from the perspective of those who were there, using letters, diaries, and memoirs from the Imperial War Museum’s unparalleled archives.
Informazioni sull'autore:
Anthony Richards is the head of Documents and Sound at IWM. Since 1995, he has worked on the diaries, letters and memoirs in the museum’s care and is responsible for its extensive collection of personal testimony in both written and audio form. He has contributed to many publishing projects and is author of TheSomme: A Visual History.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
Dati bibliografici
Titolo: In Thier Own Words: Untold Stories from the ...
Casa editrice: Imperial War Museum
Data di pubblicazione: 2016
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Good